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SMR isn't "a little slower" depending on your workload, but massively slower (RAID rebuilds are just one example). Do not buy SMR if you have any kind of write
by marcan_42 6y ago
SMR isn't "a little slower" depending on your workload, but massively slower (RAID rebuilds are just one example).
Do not buy SMR if you have any kind of write-heavy workload, or if you rely on consistent performance (e.g. any kind of streaming / latency sensitive usage).